In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to develop and use models in a mini-lesson on Models. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. <br/>

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on describing scale.


TERMS
Scale - the relative size or extent of
something
Objects - a material thing that can be s
een and touched
Phenomena...

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on the hierarchy of systems.

T
ERMS:
System inter
actions -
Complex systems - consisting of many different and
connected parts
Sub-systems - a...

In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on components and interactions within systems.

T
ERMS:
System - a set of components (e.g. things) workin
g together
Components - a part of
a larger...

In North America, bats are in mortal danger, and the poor little guys can't even activate their own Bat-Signal to call for help. A terrible infection is ravaging their populations, and it's as serious as a heart attack. Hank has the...

Sculptor and engineer Arthur Ganson talks about his work -- kinetic art that explores deep philosophical ideas and is gee-whiz fun to look at.

Plenty of robots can fly -- but none can fly like a real bird. That is, until Markus Fischer and his team at Festo built SmartBird, a large, lightweight robot, modeled on a seagull, that flies by flapping its wings. A soaring demo fresh...

Hello, world! Welcome to Crash Course Computer Science! So today, we’re going to take a look at computing’s origins, because even though our digital computers are relatively new, the need for computation is not. Since the start of...

We're continuing our look at engineering materials with third main type of material that you'll encounter as an engineer: polymers. They're made of long, repeating chains of smaller molecules known as monomers and today we'll explore...

In this video Paul Andersen explains how a sine or cosine wave can describe the position of the wave based on wavelength or wave period. A wave function can the position of a wave as a function or the amplitude and wavelength or the...

Mr. Andersen explains the simple principles behind simple machines. He shows how the mechanical advantage of a simple machine can increase the input force. A brief discussion of work is also included.

New ReviewGuitar World's Pete Emery tests the Boss XS-1 and XS-100 Poly Shifter pedals. These polyphonic pitch-shifters allow you to create sweeping pitch bends, fast-tracking drop tunings, harmony effects and more at the flick of a switch.

Mr. Beat travels to Conneaut, Ohio, for the World's Largest D-Day Re-enactment.

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, as we explore the complex logistics behind military and commercial maritime transport, and the role of RoRo vessels and automated port terminals.





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